-LRB- CNN -RRB- After days of vehemently denying claims in the media , high-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz wants a judge to step in -- specifically , to `` strike the allegations '' against him of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls .

Dershowitz has been outspoken since a court filing last week named him as one of several prominent people accused of having sex with minors with help from self-made billionaire Jeffrey Epstein . But he took his defense to a new level Monday , with a pair of filings in federal court .

In a motion , the Harvard University professor asked the court to erase the allegation naming him -- as part of a lawsuit against the federal government , though he has n't been charged or sued -- from the docket . He also asked the judge to issue a `` show cause order against '' the lawyers for the woman making the claim , to compel them to give evidence in court in support of their allegation .

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Such attempts to have allegations erased from court documents have been denied before , though Dershowitz argued that his situation is different . He accused his accusers of `` character assassination , '' claiming that courts have the `` authority to strike material that is ` scandalous , immaterial or redundant . ' ''

`` The docket sheets and courtrooms of the United States District Court for -LRB- southern -RRB- Florida should not be used as a bulletin board to which irrelevant , baseless , and ill-willed reputational attacks can be tacked up without consequence , '' he argued .

Paul Cassell , one of the lawyers representing the alleged victims , told CNN on Tuesday that his clients `` do not oppose Mr. Dershowitz having an opportunity to present his arguments to the court . ''

Referring to one of his clients by the name used for her in court documents , Cassell added , `` Jane Doe # 3 , however , has been viciously attacked by Mr. Dershowitz . We have requested an opportunity to meet with -LRB- federal prosecutors -RRB- so that we can seek their assistance in presenting evidence ... that will help Jane Doe # 3 respond to these unfair attacks . ''

Cassell and lawyer Bradley Edwards filed suit Tuesday against Dershowitz , alleging defamation .

They say statements he made to the media recently are `` defamatory per se directly attacking the fitness of the plaintiffs -LRB- in this case -RRB- to engage in the honored profession of the practice of law , '' according to a court filing obtained by CNN .

They pointed to an interview Dershowitz gave to CNN .

In a written statement Wednesday , Dershowitz said the suit will require depositions from Cassell , Edwards , Jane Doe # 3 and him .

`` I hope they will not try to hide behind litigation and other privileges , so that the truth will come out , '' he said .

Prince Andrew also denies tie to sex ring

Along with Britain 's Prince Andrew and others , Dershowitz was named in the federal court filing in Florida last week as one of the prominent people who had sexual contact with teenage girls through Epstein .

Epstein , an investment banker , pleaded guilty some years ago in Florida to a state charge of prostitution solicitation , but there were no federal charges after he and authorities signed off on a nonprosecution agreement .

But some of Epstein 's alleged victims are n't on board with the deal , thinking he should have stiffer charges and penalties . Four of them took federal prosecutors to court , suing them to reopen the case because they believed their rights under the Crime Victims ' Rights Act were violated by the nonprosecution agreement .

Two of them entered the discussion in the court filing late last month , including the one described as Jane Doe # 3 . The filing alleged she was a minor when Epstein made her a `` sex slave '' and made `` her available for sex to politically connected and financially powerful people . ''

Those big names included Prince Andrew , who through Buckingham Palace has rejected the allegations , and they also included Dershowitz .

According to the filing , `` Epstein required Jane Doe # 3 to have sexual relations with Dershowitz on numerous occasions while she was a minor , not only in Florida but also on private planes , in New York , New Mexico , and the U.S. Virgin Islands . ''

Dershowitz : ` Totally false ' claims could ` damage my reputation irrevocably '

The celebrity lawyer and professor subsequently issued an adamant public denial , saying the case `` is all about money '' and `` completely made up . ''

He went further in his court filings , including a sworn affidavit in which he said `` lawyers for Jane Doe # 3 ... leveled totally false and outrageous charges against me that have been reported around the world and threaten to damage my reputation irrevocably . ''

`` Never under any circumstance have I ever had any sexual contact of any kind , which includes massages or any physical contact whatsoever , with Jane Doe # 3 , '' he added .

Dershowitz said , for instance , that his wife and daughter accompanied him on his sole visit to Epstein 's Caribbean island as well as the one time he went to Epstein 's New Mexico house -- at which point it was under construction and no girls were visible .

`` Let me assert categorically , without reservation and with full awareness of the risks of perjury , '' he stated , `` that I did not ever , under any circumstances , have any sexual contact of any kind with Jane Doe # 3 . ''

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NEW : Alan Dershowitz indicates he will give deposition for defamation suit against him

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He asks a federal court to `` strike '' sex-related allegations against him

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A court filing says Dershowitz had sex with minors via Jeffrey Epstein ; he denies it